Kacper Kowalczyk
Date Of Birth:
18 September 2001
Nationality:
Polish
English
English
Current Football Club:
Yeovil Town FC
Position:
Goalkeeper
Strengths:
Catching,Diving,Communicating,Positioning,Footwork,Agility
Height:
183 cm
Weight:
71 kg
Stronger Foot:
left
Kacper was born in Poland and arrived to England with his parents being 4 years old.
He started to play football when he was 6 year old and his first team was Eastleigh FC
U7. He stayed with this club until the age of 10 and he moved to Pace Youth FC as he was
too young to start with his old club playing U11 League competition, being 10 year old.
During years with Eastleigh he represented the club in Eastleigh & District Mini
Soccer League for 3 seasons where two seasons were competitive and Eastleigh placed 1st
in both of them. He also played for Eastleigh FC Center Of Development Academy. In
October 2011 he was scouted by Southampton FC and he spent one month in their Center
of Development.
In January 2012 he was invited to the Development Center of Chelsea FC academy.
After couple of weeks he was invited for an official trial at the club which was finished in
May 2012, but because of personal issue parents decided to leave the academy. During his
trial at Chelsea he played regularly against teams such as West Ham FC , Arsenal FC ,
Tottenham FC , Charlton AFC , Luton Town FC , Southampton FC , Portsmouth FC , Reading
FC , and Fulham FC.
Kacper joined Hedge End Rangers U12's ( being U11 ) for new season 2012/13
where he was the first choice goalkeeper for an entire season and playing an important
role in their promotion to Divison 1 of Southampton Tyro League being unbeaten in the
league. In November 2012 he was re invited to the Chelsea FC Academy Goalkeeping
Development Center staying until summer 2013. He took part in preseason preparation for
Chelsea FC U12's to be invited for an official trial in September 2013. During his time at the
trial, Kacper was evaluated very positively as a very good goalkeeper and even bigger
development prospect, however Chelsea FC being also strong with Kacper's age group
goalkeepers was not in position to offer him a contract.
At the beginning of 2014 Kacper decided to leave Chelsea FC Academy to find more
development opportunities. Kacper was playing for South Wiltshire Soccer School in Junior
Premier League in 2014, where he was also chosen for U14 representative team for JPL
where he was spotted by Queens Park Rangers.
From February 2015 Kacper played for Queens Park Rangers Academy for their
U14's, U15's and U16's team. He has gained a great amount of experience in playing against
top level English academies; in addition with high level goalkeeping trainings, Kacper has
developed greatly over the past years in all aspects of goalkeeping.
Starting his trial with Yeovil FC Academy keept clean sheet in his debut for U18's against Forest Green Rovers.
Travel to Germany in February 2018 for a trials with 2nd Bundesliga St.Pauli academy.
Kacper has also been spotted by Polish National Football Federation, being under observations by their scouts
based in England and being invited to National U15 Training Camp in Gutów Mały in May
2015.
Kacper is also eligible to represent England as he was awarded English Citizenship in 2018.
In March 2018 offered a Two year scholarship contract with Yeovil Town FC
Kacper is very well trained and also well experienced in competitive games, he represents a huge potential. He is quick learner always with 100% commitment, all of this make him a great football prospect.
He started to play football when he was 6 year old and his first team was Eastleigh FC
U7. He stayed with this club until the age of 10 and he moved to Pace Youth FC as he was
too young to start with his old club playing U11 League competition, being 10 year old.
During years with Eastleigh he represented the club in Eastleigh & District Mini
Soccer League for 3 seasons where two seasons were competitive and Eastleigh placed 1st
in both of them. He also played for Eastleigh FC Center Of Development Academy. In
October 2011 he was scouted by Southampton FC and he spent one month in their Center
of Development.
In January 2012 he was invited to the Development Center of Chelsea FC academy.
After couple of weeks he was invited for an official trial at the club which was finished in
May 2012, but because of personal issue parents decided to leave the academy. During his
trial at Chelsea he played regularly against teams such as West Ham FC , Arsenal FC ,
Tottenham FC , Charlton AFC , Luton Town FC , Southampton FC , Portsmouth FC , Reading
FC , and Fulham FC.
Kacper joined Hedge End Rangers U12's ( being U11 ) for new season 2012/13
where he was the first choice goalkeeper for an entire season and playing an important
role in their promotion to Divison 1 of Southampton Tyro League being unbeaten in the
league. In November 2012 he was re invited to the Chelsea FC Academy Goalkeeping
Development Center staying until summer 2013. He took part in preseason preparation for
Chelsea FC U12's to be invited for an official trial in September 2013. During his time at the
trial, Kacper was evaluated very positively as a very good goalkeeper and even bigger
development prospect, however Chelsea FC being also strong with Kacper's age group
goalkeepers was not in position to offer him a contract.
At the beginning of 2014 Kacper decided to leave Chelsea FC Academy to find more
development opportunities. Kacper was playing for South Wiltshire Soccer School in Junior
Premier League in 2014, where he was also chosen for U14 representative team for JPL
where he was spotted by Queens Park Rangers.
From February 2015 Kacper played for Queens Park Rangers Academy for their
U14's, U15's and U16's team. He has gained a great amount of experience in playing against
top level English academies; in addition with high level goalkeeping trainings, Kacper has
developed greatly over the past years in all aspects of goalkeeping.
Starting his trial with Yeovil FC Academy keept clean sheet in his debut for U18's against Forest Green Rovers.
Travel to Germany in February 2018 for a trials with 2nd Bundesliga St.Pauli academy.
Kacper has also been spotted by Polish National Football Federation, being under observations by their scouts
based in England and being invited to National U15 Training Camp in Gutów Mały in May
2015.
Kacper is also eligible to represent England as he was awarded English Citizenship in 2018.
In March 2018 offered a Two year scholarship contract with Yeovil Town FC
Kacper is very well trained and also well experienced in competitive games, he represents a huge potential. He is quick learner always with 100% commitment, all of this make him a great football prospect.
Kacper Kowalczyk
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